For a chronic multitasker, being deprived of Internet access is like a sleepy cat being deprived of a sunbeam. Granted, it's not life-threatening, but it's frustrating.

When we arrived at the Otakon meeting in a Baltimore hotel on Saturday, I learned the meeting room lacked Internet access. Only registered guests could opt to purchase it on their ( Read more... )

Saturday was the second day of Com Con, the annual Otakon staff retreat, the day of the big business meeting as well as small group meetings and socializing.

( Com Con networking and socializing, with mucho pics! )

On Saturday was another Otakon planning meeting. My husband, The Gryphon, and I carpooled down with The Dormouse and The Cheshire Cat. Despite tires that his garage has told him must be replaced at his next inspection in a month. The Dormouse's car handled well in the snow (except for a weird stretch of highway that was either icy or just uneven). ( Read more... )

It was another busy weekend for The Gryphon and I, although this one involved work as well as fun. Saturday was mostly work, as we attended the election meeting for Otakon.

We got up bright and early, dropped the dog at the sitter, and arrived in Baltimore in time for the board of directors' meeting (The Gryphon being a member at large).

( Drama-free zone? At an Otakon meeting? Nah. )

Sunday morning at Otakon, I awoke with a shock at 8 a.m., realizing immediately that something was wrong. The light was wrong in the room; it was too bright. Indeed, I had intended to be in Press Ops by 7:30, but my husband, The Gryphon, had accidentally set the alarm wrong.

I called my lieutenant, The News Producer, and found out he was on his way ( Read more... )

Since I'm going to to be incredibly busy for the next few days, I'm counting down to Otakon by sharing some pics from my years on staff. Today I share pics from 2004.

( Pics from Otakon 2004. )

Since I'm going to to be incredibly busy for the next week, I'm counting down to Otakon by sharing some pics from my years on staff. Today, I share pics from 2003.

( Pics from Otakon 2003. )

One of my several talented photographer friends has posted her recent portrait of me:

http://vyxle.livejournal.com/337575.html

I couldn't be happier with the result.

It's going to be fun typing this today, because I cut my left pinky pretty badly last night, rushing to make dinner. Never handle sharp knives when you're still recovering from Otakon!

On Friday, The Gryphon and I got up with enough time to grab some breakfast in the staff suite. I always enjoy chilling out in there and swapping stories with people ( Read more... )